Articles filed under Politics
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Topinka says she’s running for re-electionSep 12, 2013 3:45 pm - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says she’s hitting the road to announce her candidacy for re-election. Topinka put out a schedule Thursday detailing stops across ...
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White says 5th term could be his last as secretary of stateSep 12, 2013 3:33 pm - While the official re-election bid of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White came as no surprise Thursday, the Chicago Democrat who routinely sets records for support a...
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Obama allies cite PR missteps in bid for Syria hitSep 12, 2013 9:32 am - WASHINGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s top allies say the president misread a few crucial political forces when he asked Congress to support his bid to strike Syr...
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First lady wants people to drink more plain waterSep 12, 2013 9:32 am - WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama has pushed Americans to eat healthier and to exercise more. Now she says we should “drink up” too. As in plain water. And as in more of it. T...
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Kerry talks tough in Syria encounter with RussiaSep 12, 2013 8:37 am - GENEVA — Striking a tough tone, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened swiftly convened talks with Russia on Syria’s chemical weapons Thursday by bluntly rejecting a ...
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House extends review of Roskam trip to TaiwanSep 11, 2013 6:00 pm - The U.S. House Committee on Ethics Wednesday extended a review into U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam's 2011 trip to Taiwan. The panel began looking into whether the Taiwanese gove...
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Chicago City Council honors ex-alderman MellSep 11, 2013 4:25 pm - Chicago City Council members are paying tribute to former alderman Dick Mell. Mell retired this summer after spending nearly four decades representing the city’s 33rd Wa...
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Weiner, Spitzer political comebacks fall flatSep 11, 2013 10:44 am - NEW YORK — Anthony Weiner’s ill-fated mayoral campaign ended with a string of final embarrassments: He mustered a mere 5 percent at the ballot box. One of his sexting pa...
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2 Colo. lawmakers ousted in gun control recallsSep 11, 2013 10:18 am - DENVER — Two Democratic state lawmakers who backed tighter gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings have been kicked out of office in a recall election promoted by bo...
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The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understandSep 11, 2013 10:18 am - WASHINGTON — The surveillance machine grew too big for anyone to understand. The National Security Agency set it in motion in 2006 and the vast network of supercomputers...